Challenges That Change Us
Episodes
196 {Lenny Ravich Pt 1} How I stopped the generational trauma I was perpetuating
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. We have heard from the victims of generational trauma from it’s victims, but what ab...
195 {Lara Hamilton} Aiming for the Olympics with a chronic illness
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. Lara Hamilton is an Australian Trail Runner, Ski-Mountaineer, DJ & Vocalist, and D...
194 {John Griffith} Started drinking at 5, in rehab by 18
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. To sign up for our difficult conversations and workplace culture workshop go here.Trig...
193 {Ali Flynn} The 11 big lessons from 2025
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. To sign up for our difficult conversations and workplace culture workshop go here.This...
192 {Nikole Cassin} Why making $12m in a year didn’t heal my childhood trauma
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. To sign up for our difficult conversations and workplace culture workshop go here.Trig...
191 {Melanie Staudt Pt. 2} When the medical system repeatedly missed my cancer
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. To sign up for our difficult conversations and workplace culture workshop go here.The ...
190 {Melanie Staudt} Diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. To sign up for our difficult conversations and workplace culture workshop go here.Canc...
189 {Steve Pocock} Overcoming the trauma of fleeing Zimbabwe and then returning with purpose
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. Steve Pocock’s life has been shaped by early loss - and by what can grow from it.&nb...
188 {Sarah Davis Pt 2} Pushing the limits cycling across Australia
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SINGAPORE workshop : Engagement and burnout in the workplace INDIA workshop: High Performance Leadership SummitTo sign up for our difficult ...
187 {Sarah Davis Pt 1} Facing hippos, rapids and near death experiences on the Nile
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SINGAPORE workshop : Engagement and burnout in the workplace INDIA workshop: High Performance Leadership SummitTo sign up for our difficult ...
186 {Clifford Morgan} A psychologists take on imposter syndrome
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SINGAPORE workshop : Engagement and burnout in the workplace INDIA workshop: High Performance Leadership SummitTo sign up for our difficult ...
185 {Courtney Burchard} How the Hannah Clarke murder triggered a forensic officer’s PTSD
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SINGAPORE workshop : Engagement and burnout in the workplace INDIA workshop: High Performance Leadership SummitTo sign up for our difficult ...
184 {Lisa Cox OAM} Losing your toes, fingertips and leg from Strep A
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SINGAPORE workshop : Engagement and burnout in the workplace INDIA workshop: High Performance Leadership SummitTo sign up for our difficult ...
183 {Yummi Nguyen} The recovery journey from childhood family trauma
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SINGAPORE workshop : Engagement and burnout in the workplace INDIA workshop: High Performance Leadership SummitTo sign up for our difficult ...
182 {Allan Parker} From being unable to read to micro behavioural scientist
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. To sign up for our difficult conversations and workplace culture workshop go here.I’...
181 {Diana Connell part 2} The struggles of starting again after domestic violence
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. To sign up for our difficult conversations and workplace culture workshop go here.&nbs...
180 {Diana Connell} I had no idea I was living in a domestic violence relationship
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE.Trigger warning: D...
179 {Tina Kendall-Davis} Why keeping quiet about stress on the farm can be fatal
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE. There is a g...
178 {Lora Starling} Starting again after a business partnership break down
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Challenges That Change Us – Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a ...
177 {Ali Flynn} 5 ways to anchor yourself in uncertain times
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE. I am fresh b...
176 {Ann Marie Grace} How breath work helped me break free from depression
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Challenges That Change Us –Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min...
175 {Nick Gorman} How my anxiety was masked by the stress of my job
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE. Anxiety and ...
174 {Alyson Richelle} Why I Didn’t Know I Was in an Abusive Relationship
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE. Every time w...
173 {Andrew Draney} The long term trauma from surviving a fatal car crash at 5
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE. When trauma ...
172 {Pete Winmill} How Ayahuasca helped me overcome my acne induced shame
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE. By now we kn...
171 - An example of a counselling session
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE. I have spoke...
170 {Rachel Pietsch} Breaking free from a highly controlling religious upbringing
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE. The environm...
169 {Jourdi Bleu} Escaping the grip of a destructive drug addiction
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz. Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE.Trigger warning: ...
168 {Anna Grosman} The truth behind running an escort business
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE.This week we are e...
167 {Skye Shannon} How spina bifida and an amputation affected my personal identity
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE. The relation...
166 {Michelle Niemeyer} Healing an autoimmune illness after doctors said it couldn’t happen
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE.We’ve heard coun...
BONUS: How to treat burn out when you’re in it
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE. Welcome to o...
165 {Tara J Lal} Losing your brother to suicide and the resilience that follows
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz. Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE. Trigger war...
164 {Annette Densham} Navigating a business partnership breakdown
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE. Imagine pour...
BONUS: Burnout prevention strategies we should all know
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE. Welcome to t...
163 {Andreea Kindryd} The impact of sexual assault and suicide on self worth
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERETrigger warning: se...
162 {Mel Lechte} Getting hit by a car at almost 100 km/h
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz. Grab your burnout workbook HERE. We often ask guests if they would have made the changes in their life if they hadn’...
BONUS: A psychologist helps us identify burn out
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE.IN PERSON MASTERCL...
161 {Ali Flynn} My insights from the last 160 episodes
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz. Grab your burnout workbook HERE. So here’s a quick peek behind the curtain. This past week or so has been real...
160 {Jules Brooke} Hurdles in a woman's entrepreneur career
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz. Grab your burnout workbook HERE. Jules Brooke has lived a life full of twists, turns and more experiences from childho...
159 {Kathryn Elliott} I thought my binge drinking was normal
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Try our FREE burnout quiz or grab your burnout workbook HERE. Trigger warning: AlcoholAustralians have a complicated relationship with alco...
158 {Lisa Britcliffe} The gift of losing $100k overnight
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we are delving into the relationship between faith, and the ability to recover from a challenge.Lisa Britcliffe was on a search f...
157 {Beau Frith} Undiagnosed ADHD until 37 years old
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ADHD diagnosis is trending on social media a lot, but what does it actually mean to live with it? And what does it feel like to be diagnosed with it a...
156 {Jen Harwood} From domestic violence to building a million dollar business
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: Domestic violenceWe’ve spoken a lot on this podcast about family violence that starts when a child is young, but what about the ins...
155 {Adam Fraser} The science behind why challenges change us
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This weeks episode is a little different. We now how many people have encountered challenges and their individual ways that they have overcome them, b...
154 {Francesca Emerson} Escaped husbands murder attempt and became a playboy bunny
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some people have just lived a bigger life than the rest of us, but that also means they have encountered more challenges too and Francesca Emerson has...
153 {Kevin Humphreys} A Blackhawk helicopter pilot's battle with suicidal ideations
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book into the RHPLS: regional high performance leadership tour: https://events.highperformanceleadershipsummit.com.au/regional-tour-2025Work with me: ...
152 {Pete Harris Pt 2} PTSD 18 months after a near fatal accident
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book into the RHPLS: regional high performance leadership tour: https://events.highperformanceleadershipsummit.com.au/regional-tour-2025Work with me: ...
151 {Pete Harris Pt 1} The bike accident that should have Killed Me
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all heard stories of people surviving accidents that should have killed them, but when it happened to Pete Harris it wasn’t just a case of ‘...
150 {Erin Benjamin} Stroke at 30, just after married
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This weeks episode is a story close to my heart. Not just because it’s a close friend of mine, but because it shares the life altering and terrifyin...
149 {Matt Butler} Facing Muscular Dystrophy While Being a Father
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Challenges That Change Us – Finding out you have a degenerative disease is a huge, life altering discovery, and for a parent it can be even mor...
148 {Richard Tombs} From International Rugby to living with a wheelchair
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The sudden impact of an unexpected injury can have instant, life changing consequences, and that was the case for Richard Tombs when a freak accident ...
147 {Barbra Schulte} Losing your son to cancer at 15 years old
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One experience that all parents hope they never have to go through is losing their child. The grief and loss can be overwhelming and figuring out how ...
146 {Ali Flynn} How to navigate adversity in 2025
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you’d like to do more work on resilience check out our course here. Can you believe we have made it to the end of 2024?I know the past year ...
145 {Beau Robinson} Overcoming loss and loneliness as an elite athlete
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One person whose journey to success could be described as a struggled laced with tragedy is Beau Robinson.Having experienced multiple attempts and hur...
144 { Caroline Brunne} Sexually abused from the age of 10
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s shown time and time again that family abuse and violence is rife in our communities, and it’s often the other family members who keep things ...
143 {Toby Inglis} The harsh realities of life as a young pro cyclist
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of 'Challenges That Change Us,' we are joined by 18-year-old cyclist Toby Inglis, who details his extraordinary journey in the sport. ...
142 {Craig Hoyle} The cost of being gay in a high control religious sect
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve had guests speak about growing up in a controlling religious sect before, but for this episode we are getting a close up look at what it was l...
141 {Nma Emeh} Struggling with body image
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The impacts that body image beliefs can have on limiting our ability to grow and succeed are honestly hard to quantify, but make no mistake, they can ...
140 {Malika Reese} Robbed, raped and run over
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: Child sexual abuse We’ve said before that survivors of child sexual abuse often end up more resilient than others, purely beca...
139 {Nathan Stapleton Pt2} Rediscovering fatherhood as a quadraplegic
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to part 2 of our chat with the incredible Nathan Stapleton.In our last episode Nathan shared the highs and lows of life in elite sport, and im...
138 {Nathan Stapleton pt 1} The mindset an NRL player develops from adversity in elite sports
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Few people know what is required mentally to achieve at the highest level of elite sport, and fewer still know what it’s like to have to apply that ...
137 {Julie Allyson} From teenage motherhood to executive leader
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Motherhood is a big journey for any woman, but many of us consider that taking that step in your teenage years to be limiting and negative.Julie Allys...
136 {Stephanie Burns Part 2} A Confident Public Speaker with a Hidden Struggle in Social Situations
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: AnxietyWelcome to part two of our chat with Stephanie Burns.In part one Stephanie shared her remarkable life and some of the huge cha...
135 {Stephanie Burns Part 1} Kicked out at 15, became human behaviour expert and military trailblazer
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: domestic violenceToday we are joined by someone who has truly lived a life of challenges, lessons and intriguing turns.From navigatin...
134 {Desiree Stanley} How running taught me to overcome challenges
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What exactly does it take to go from not being able to run to the end of your block, to running ultr marathons?Desiree Stanley is the host of the Pock...
133 {Emily-Jayne Sarrof} When Burnout Leads to a Domestic Violence Relationship
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: domestic violence and mental healthWhen it comes to domestic violence, no two situations are the same. That is why it can be so hard ...
132 {Dante Amato} The recovery from childhood sexual abuse and abandonment
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love High performance then check out our 3 day summit in October this year, only 30 places: https://events.highperformanceleadershipsummit...
131 {Grahame Neville} Unable to read and write until 50 years old
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love High performance then check out our 3 day summit in October this year, only 30 places: https://events.highperformanceleadershipsummit...
130 {Marleen Mour} Escaped family violence, fled the country, lost 50 kgs
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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129 {David Keck} Beaten, raped, left for dead
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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128 {Jo Clark} The Emotional Journey of Empty Nest Syndrome
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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127 {Caelum Schild} When grief symptoms mask a chronic illness
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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126 {Kellie Pritchard-Peschek} How self neglect can lead to burn out
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love High performance then check out our 3 day summit in October this year, only 30 places: https://events.highperformanceleadershipsummit...
125 {Katie Rössler} Two miscarriages after losing your mother
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love High performance then check out our 3 day summit in October this year, only 30 places: https://events.highperformanceleadershipsummit...
124 {Jamie Pultz} Exposing the truth of a domestic violence murder
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love High performance then check out our 3 day summit in October this year, only 30 places: https://events.highperformanceleadershipsummit...
123 {Toby Jenkins} The mindset shift needed after achieving Olympic glory
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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122 {Tori Packer} When birth doesn’t go as planned
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re interested in our manifestation workshop go here: https://soulstudioarmidale.com/event-manifestationDo you love High performance then chec...
121 {Mia Bowyer} 'Taken' by a stranger in Albania
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love High performance then check out our 3 day summit in October this year, only 30 places: https://events.highperformanceleadershipsum...
120 {Kapil Kulshreshtha} Trapped in a job you have no passion for
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My gift to you all: FREE High Performance Leadership E-book https://events.highperformanceleadershipsummit.com.au/strategic-blueprint-...
119 {Mim Macinnis} Waking up with a life threatening headache
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My gift to you all: FREE High Performance Leadership E-book https://events.highperformanceleadershipsummit.com.au/strategic-blueprint-...
118 {Julia Scott} Divorce and manifesting new beginnings
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My gift to you all: FREE High Performance Leadership E-book https://events.highperformanceleadershipsummit.com.au/strategic-blueprint-...
117 {Chrissy Freer} The big things you don’t know about menopause
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My gift to you all: FREE High Performance Leadership E-book https://events.highperformanceleadershipsummit.com.au/strategic-blueprint-...
116 {Dave Widders} The foster system through an aboriginal perspective
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: domestic violence and racial slurs Find out about our High Performance Leadership Summit here: https://events.highper...
115 {Melanie Eyles} Raising 3 kids with varied neurodiversities
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning for suicide and sexual assault and domestic violence.When it comes to resilience, there are few who have survived as much as Melanie E...
114 {Damien Thomlinson} What it takes to be a special forces soldier
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Damien Thomlinson is someone who has seen his fair share of adversity.Damien is an Australian Afghanistan war veteran, inspires globally who lost both...
113 {Alexa Towersey} Life challenges that helped me survive in the amazon, naked
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: Suicide, addictionTodays guest is someone who truly embodies resilience. Alexa Towersey is an internationally published celebrity tra...
112 {Holly Harris} A world class athlete's debilitating health conditions
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: This episode discusses eating disordersEating disorders are something we are still coming to understand as a society, and one of the ...
111 {Rhiannon Anderson} Doctors say wheelchair bound by 10, dead by 18
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: this episode discusses the topic of suicideMuscular Dystrophy is something that has really only started to become more commonly known...
110 {Claire Clark} Adapting to Life's New Normal Post-POTS Diagnosis
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve been a long time listener of this podcast you’ll know the advocating for awareness around POTS is something very close to my heart.Postu...
109 {Georgie Dent} How a nervous breakdown physically halted a lawyers life
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve spoken before about what happens when High Performers push themselves so hard that they break down. But what happens when the physical break d...
108 {Coen Tan} How family violence casts a shadow on adulthood
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: this episode discusses suicide and family violence. If you feel you need someone to talk to, call lifeline on 13 11 14.By now you kno...
107 {Susan Northey} How menopause broke me
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are talking about a challenge that almost 50% of the population will experience. Menopause.But like everything, menopause can come on a s...
106 {Jess Flynn} Chronic illness from the eyes of a 14 year old
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Firstly I want to thank everyone for their patience when we were unable to release an episode last week. It’s been a big few weeks in the Flynn hous...
105 {Stacey Luces} How burn out can literally kill you
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve spoken about burn out on this podcast before, but this episode’s guest highlights possibly the most extreme case of burnout at the highest l...
104 {Lachlan Cameron} How running saved me from suicidal self loathing
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Challenges That Change Us –Trigger warning: suicidal ideation and depressionThe path to suicidal ideation varies for so many people, but for some it...
103 {Emma Schaeffer} The impact of childhood neglect
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: domestic violenceThis episode is a truly raw and personal look at the impact of not only domestic violence on children, but also the ...
102 {Jessica Ritchie} When the news makes you think your husband died
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have talked about losing a loved one on the podcast before but often have focused on the grief that comes afterwards and not as much on the moment ...
101. Let’s chat resilience - 100th episode celebration
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the second part of the episode 100 celebrations! I still can’t believe we have made it this far and grown the community to the size it now is...
100. Behind the scenes to celebrate 100 episodes
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is episode 100. Can you believe we have made it this far? I could not believe it when it was pointed out we were about to reach episode 100 and I w...